JPFeb 21, 2023
just stumbled across an old "link shortening service" link that just 404s ( http://tr.im ) and lol, those shitty things are going to obliterate so much internet history in due time aren't they
Show threadJPFeb 21, 2023
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
"Wayback Machine has not archived that URL."
Nothing beside remains.
Show threadPer VognsenFeb 21, 2023
@jplebreton In my experience the Wayback Machine has good coverage of link shorteners but yeah it's a long-time known issue. They spun off a non-profit foundation to try to get link shorteners to share their databases in escrow so they don't have to rely on scraping for coverage, but a bunch of the major companies don't share theirs.
Show threadCSDUMMI✝️🕊️🏛️
@pervognsen @jplebreton what is that non-profit called?
Feb 22, 2023 at 2:51pmWeb
Show threadAvi Rappoport (avirr)Feb 22, 2023
@csddumi @pervognsen @jplebreton The Internet Archive : http://archive.org
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

Show threadCSDUMMI✝️🕊️🏛️Feb 22, 2023

@avirr @pervognsen @jplebreton

I know them. I mean this spin-off foundation.

Show threadPer VognsenFeb 22, 2023
@csddumi @jplebreton https://venturebeat.com/business/301works-teams-up-with-internet-archive-to-preserve-shortened-links/
301Works teams up with Internet Archive to preserve shortened links

Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. The Internet Archive and 301Works, a consortium of more than 20 URL shortening services, are partnering to preserve the millions of condensed links shared every day on Twitter and other streaming services. 301Works’ members are donating their URL mappings and sending regular back-ups […]

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